Stroock’s New Merger Partner Means The Firm May Not Face ‘Bankruptcy,’ ‘Dissolution’

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I hope my firm survives…

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For the Stroock people, this is extremely good news because it gets them a pathway forward and a landing spot as a firm. It sounds like they wouldn’t face any of the mess that comes from bankruptcy or dissolution.

— An anonymous former Stroock & Stroock & Lavan employee, in optimistic comments given to the American Lawyer on the non-exclusive letter of intent to merge signed between Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and Stroock.

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